yakis

• yaki

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈjakis/ [ˈja.kɪs]
• Rhymes: -akis
• Syllabification: ya‧kis

yakis

1. Celebes crested macaque (Macaca nigra)

Compare iyakis.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈjakis/ [ˈjaː.xɪs]
• Rhymes: -akis
• Syllabification: ya‧kis

yakis (Baybayin spelling ᜌᜃᜒᜐ᜔)

1. grazing or rubbing of something against a surface (as of a match on the side of a match box)

   Synonyms: pagyayakis, kuskos, kiyakis, pagkiyakis, pagkakiyakis, hilahid, paghilahid, pagkahilahid

2. crossing of swords (as in dueling or fencing)

   Synonyms: pagyayakis, pagtatagis, tagis

3. honing and sharpening against leather or stone (as of razors or tools)

   Synonyms: pagyayakis, pagtatagis, paglalagis, lagis, paghahasa, hasa

4. (by extension) rubbing of one thing against another; friction

   Synonyms: kiskis, pagkiskis, pagkapakiskis, pingki, pagpingki, pagkapingki

• “yakis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

• siyak, kisay